RIJNDERT VAN WOUDENBERG

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Biography Rijndert van Woudenberg

Rijndert van Woudenberg was born in 1967.
Education
He studied classical guitar with Lex Eisenhardt and jazz guitar with Hans Kunneman at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. He continued his composition, conducting and instrumentation studies at the same institution and he followed a conductor’s course for group improvisation with the London ...Full biography

Biography Rijndert van Woudenberg

Rijndert van Woudenberg was born in 1967.

Education

He studied classical guitar with Lex Eisenhardt and jazz guitar with Hans Kunneman at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. He continued his composition, conducting and instrumentation studies at the same institution and he followed a conductor’s course for group improvisation with the London Sinfonietta.

Activities

Van Woudenberg has been working professionally since 1985 as composer, arranger and performing musician. He is at ease with classical, jazz and pop music and has a vast experience with studio work and recording. With his company 'Rijn a/d Amstel', Van Woudenberg is active as initiator, author and composer for staged productions from the concert hall to musical theater.

Compositions

He has received commissions from the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, Rozemond Producties (Vertellingen van Duizend en één Nacht for violin, guitar and actress (script and music), the Escher Ensemble (De levenscyclus van de mens for 5 strings and 5 saxophones), Eigenwerk (Duel, musical theater), the International Guitar Festival 2004 Helsinki (Everything but the city for guitar duo en Japanse Buto-dance). At the moment he is working on his first opera Petrarca (première in 2008).

In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.